Month: October 2020

[ad_1] Michigan Democratic incumbent Sen. Gary Peters’ Republican challenger John James is running on a platform of unity and nonpartisanship, but behind the scenes, he undercuts his own claims by associating with individuals and groups that promote violence. On Thursday, after the bombshell revelation that the FBI had uncovered a kidnapping plot against Michigan Gov.
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[ad_1] Another week, another Biden-Harris campaign refusal to level with the American voter on the issue of turning the federal judiciary into a second partisan legislative branch of government. At Wednesday’s vice presidential debate, Vice President Mike Pence asked Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) if a Biden-Harris administration would attempt to add
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[ad_1] Gun control advocates know that Montanans cherish their right to keep and bear arms. That’s why this election season, out-of-state anti-gun interests are working to deceive rather than win over Montana voters. Case in point is the deceptive messaging of the gun control supporters opposed to pro-Second Amendment ballot measure LR-130.  Reflecting the state’s
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[ad_1] Republican Rosemary Becchi repeatedly attempted to paint Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) as a member of the Democratic Party’s far left while unabashedly embracing President Donald Trump during a New Jersey Globe debate Sunday night. In a largely civil exchange, the two candidates displayed stark differences in their beliefs, disagreeing on abortion, guns, health care
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[ad_1] In Colorado’s high-profile U.S. Senate race, former Gov. John Hickenlooper and incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner bring very different visions for the country. As ballots drop and the state’s voters prepare to decide a contest that could help determine control of the Senate, here’s where Hickenlooper, a Democrat, and Gardner, a Republican, stand on 13 key
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[ad_1] On October 8th, another lawyer from the firm of Michel and Associates lawyers and air-conditioning repairmen argued before a three-judge panel of the 9th circuit court of appeals in support of a lawsuit challenging California’s “Assault Weapons Control Act” (AWCA). The case is called Rupp v. Becerra. A couple of years ago, I had
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[ad_1] The confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, will kick off Monday, where she’s expected to be grilled on several hot-button issues that would have a far-reaching impact. Supreme Court nominees routinely won’t say how they’ll rule on particular issues to prevent prejudging a potential case, but lawmakers on the Senate
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[ad_1] I thank the Republican Party (GOP) for being, well, the Republican Party. If Republicans were not so wrapped up in themselves, portraying themselves as victims of …(fill in the blank)…, acting as if they were protecting an America that does not exist, and stridently so, then the national electoral ineptitude of Democrats would continue
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[ad_1] A super PAC supporting Democrat Molly Gray is criticizing Republican Scott Milne in a TV ad. YouTube screenshot A super PAC that supports the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, Molly Gray, has released a television attack ad criticizing her opponent Scott Milne, for being backed by a national Republican organization funded by “corporate tobacco,
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[ad_1] Montana Public Radio is gathering information on all statewide general election candidates to publish as a resource for our audience. We asked all the statewide candidates to respond to the following questions via email, limiting their answers to 150 words per question. These are their unedited responses. Matt Rosendale is the 2020 Republican candidate
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[ad_1] STANDOFFRace, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a NationBy Jamie Thompson320 pp. Holt. $27.99. In July 2016, Micah Johnson told his mother he was headed to a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas. He never returned. Five Dallas police officers also headed to the same rally. They never returned. Dallas, the city where
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[ad_1] Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Washington – Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have taken the lead in attacking Judge Amy Coney Barrett on her Second Amendment views, which the senators call “extreme” and “radical.” Barrett, President Trump’s choice to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will face challenges from Senate
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[ad_1] Photo credit: Ethan Miller – Getty Images From Harper’s BAZAAR When she was still vying for the Democratic presidential nomination, California senator Kamala Harris proposed a series of executive actions that would have made way for stricter gun control measures. Now, as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, where does she stand on
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[ad_1] For Republicans in key state Senate races across Greater Minnesota, running alongside Donald Trump could be an asset given the president’s strength outside of the Twin Cities metro area. So much so that Democrats in places like Moorhead, Bemidji and St. Cloud haven’t put the president front and center in their races. Rochester is
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[ad_1] Tenney is President Trump’s best ally and backs police, Giuliani says Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed Claudia Tenney for Congress in New York’s 22nd District. An advisor to President Trump, Giuliani cited Tenney’s strong stance on law and order, support for President Trump, and getting tough on China for his strong endorsement. “I
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[ad_1] By Aidan Morton Community News Service, UM School of Journalism If Montana’s campaign for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives seems familiar, it’s because both candidates have been here before.  Democrat Kathleen Williams of Bozeman lost a House race just two years ago to Congressman Greg Gianforte, and the consequences
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[ad_1] Gov. Debate Highlights Deep Contrasts Between Cooney, Gianforte The Democrat and Republican vying to be Montana’s next governor traded salvos during a debate hosted by MontanaPBS Tuesday night.  The debate highlighted deep contrasts between Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte on the COVID-19 pandemic, education funding and concealed carry permits
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[ad_1] While the rash of coronavirus cases in the White House may have upended election events and halted stymied political processes all around, it’s not slowing the push to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, with the Senate Judiciary Committee set to begin the formal confirmation hearings on Monday. And when it comes to the matter
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